Homebound for Christmas

After a month in Isla Mujeres our weather window finally appeared to cross the Gulf of Mexico and head to Naples for the month. We had a fantastic sail across the Gulf considering we had to cross the Gulf Stream twice! We caught two mahi and jumped one sailfish, fresh mahi for two days, sign me up! The final stretch into Naples was something out of a spooky movie, thick fog and glass calm waters made for quite an interesting final approach. 400 miles later we anchored off of our favorite beach in Naples at 3 am and got some much needed sleep before heading into Naples Bay the next morning. After 3500 miles of sailing and 5 countries Naples was our most challenging place to anchor! After skimming bottom twice and striking out on our 3 options we found a bay in Port Royal that finally worked.

Our time in FL was filled with much needed family time and seeing friends. We did a big lap around the state to see all of our fam. Thank you Dr. Caputo for helping Kendra with her beautiful smile in such a small period of time! We also had to pick up a new dinghy due to our old one slowly sinking, no bueno! The new dinghy also got a new name, called Sea Wally, after being crushed on a seawall being tossed in the water. Long story..

Christmas was the highlight of our trip home. being able to have Christmas with Kendra & my family was truly a treat!

Shortly after Christmas day we prepared our floating home for our next year of adventures. We had a 600 mile sail ahead of us and 2 crew willing to get a feel for what sailing was truly about. Kendra, Ken, Ana & I pulled anchor on Dec 29th from Marco Island and set sail for a month in Hopetown, Bahamas!Leggi altro